JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 2004
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                        Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products     Aug. 2004 Aug. 2003   Aug. 2004  Aug. 2003
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Live:                               
Eel, adult               1,911     1,502       1,990      1,338
Others                     840       784       1,031        993

Fresh:
Pacific sockeye              1         1           1          0
Pacific coho                 -         -           -          -
Other Pacific salmon       165       192         110        108
Atlantic salmon          2,100     2,111       1,379      1,330
Yellowfin tuna           1,820     2,078       1,320      1,533 
Bluefin tuna               159       630         414        975
Bigeye tuna              1,740     1,535       1,356      1,130
Southern bluefin tuna      638       663       1,154      1,605
Sea bream                   21        24           7         10
Billfish                    56       135          49        113 

Frozen:
Sardine                  1,734     3,413         118        278
Swordfish                   89       117          75        118 
Pacific sockeye         18,365    11,400       9,130      6,065
Pacific coho             1,153       498         381        203
Other Pacific salmon     3,627     2,079       1,178        979
Pink/chum salmon         3,529     3,462       1,488      1,458
Atlantic salmon            285       358         142        151
Other salmon                43        18          18          3
Halibut                  2,599     4,118       1,446      2,127
Albacore tuna              337        95         111         20
Yellowfin tuna           9,981    10,347       3,011      2,764
Skipjack                 4,920     5,824         515        492
Bluefin tuna                37        87          38        130
Bigeye tuna              8,444     8,787       5,114      4,650
Herring                    894     1,594          92        131  
Cod                        365       610         107        187
Mackerel                 1,502     1,718         254        336
Mero                       320     1,565         249      1,520
Jack mackerel            2,782     1,381         603        221
Sea bream                  135       216          31         47
Capelin                  1,184     1,076         356        325
Billfish                   441       426         119        112
Spanish mackerel            67        41          29         14
Rockfish                 8,495    15,505       1,941      3,384
Sablefish                1,338     1,185       1,147      1,212
Herring roe                 10        12           4          5
Pollock roe              1,154     2,558       1,187      3,410
Mero, fillet                97        71         144         85
Swordfish, fillet          159       114          80         57
Pollock surimi          12,048     6,270       2,294      1,373
Cod surimi                 967       903         156        169
Threadfin bream surimi   3,265     4,141         600        763  


Salted/dried:
Herring roe              1,188     1,171       1,478      1,806
Pollock roe                125       185         208        282
Salmon roe               1,036     1,081         998      1,353

Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin                 925       682         533        416 
Arkshell                   429       473         237        271
Spiny lobster              108       115         388        422
King crab                2,009     1,596         753        760  
Tanner crab              2,131     2,169         657        621
Blue crab                    0         0           0          0
Korean crab                592       302         530        292
Other crab                 129        94          81         52
Oyster                     307       501         159        233 
Clam                       688       779         117        132 

Frozen:
Spiny lobster              355       344         741        671
Lobster                    313       215         745        508
Shrimp                  26,353    21,798      24,521     21,893
King crab                  261       627         312      1,204
Tanner crab              3,753     3,889       4,467      4,673 
Blue crab                  518       314         235        158
Korean crab                  6         2           6          1
Other crab                  43        27          27         37 
European cuttlefish      1,087       801         644        546
Octopus                  5,224     4,979       3,561      3,396
Scallop                     32        11          31         13
Other cuttlefish         1,721     1,766       1,026      1,082 
Squid                    1,053       381         282        113 
Abalone                     72        31         207        103 

Salted/dried:
Squid                      154        80         121         53
Sea urchin roe              25        19          42         52 
Jellyfish                  825       625         281        218
Seaweed, dried             707       676         364        359
Seaweed, salted            218       629          27         63

Prepared:
Eel                      1,083       219       1,502        252
Canned crab                738       681       1,418      1,251
Fish meal               42,139    38,565       3,370      2,910

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- = no imports

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/2013


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